Greek Salad

Greek Salad is one of the most popular n healthy salad you can have throughout the year. Although this salad is ideal for summer lunch, it could be prepared in any occasion in whatever version you find good. Juicy vine ripened tomatoes are the key

Ingredients:

Cherry tomatoes, diced..................2 cup

Cucumber peeled n diced............... 2 cup

Olives, slit..................................1 cup

Greek Feta cheese, cubed...............1 cup

red onion, thinly sliced...................1 small

Dried or fresh basil leaves ..............2 tbspn or more

Greek extra virgin olive oil.............1/3 cup

dried oregano..............................2 tspns

salt............................................very little

lemon juice/vinegar.......................few drops

Method:

• Cut all the vegetables and place them in a large serving bowl
• Season with dried oregano, basil and salt
• Mix all the ingredients in the serving bowl
• Lastly sprinkle the olive oil
• beautiful, cooling, fresh Greek salad is ready to serve

Note:

• This salad taste best if you mix it up and let it sit for an hour so that the flavours mingle well, however optional
• Usually Kalamata (calamon) olives are used because of their excellent fruity flavour
• Lettuce leaves, bell pepper can also be added
• 1 minced garlic can also be added depending on the choice n flavour

Preparation time: 10 mins

serves 4